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Inspiration: Yellow Bedroom

atla-022008-yellow bdrm01.jpgYesterday, we blogged gray bedrooms, the color of our own restful space. But this week, while house sitting for a friend, we're staying in a room on the other side of the color spectrum.

 
 

atla-022008-yellowbedroom02.jpgWe love yellow in other rooms, where its perkiness is a background for lively conversations, but in a bedroom? We were worried. A week in and we're in love. What makes the look work in a bedroom is keeping the competition from the other furnishings and accessories low. Here dark wood furniture, white bedding, the dark striped curtains and a minimum of strong, scuptural accessories balance out, and keep the focus on, the strong wall color.

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I had a bright school bus yellow bedroom growing up and hated it. Perhaps it had more to do with the combination of purple furniture which was a hand me down from my sisters. Jealous of all of my friends pink Laura Ashley bedrooms, I boycotted my room and slept in the linen closet (it was big for a linen closet) for a couple of weeks in a sleeping bag.
It wasn't until I was in high school that I finally got the sapphire blue Laura Ashley bedroom of my dreams. Ironically I have carried that same blue (different bedding) to a few other bedrooms as an adult though lately been gravitating towards the a nice warm gold. I don’t think I can bring myself to it and I no longer have a linen closet to hang out in in case it doesn’t work out. ;)

posted by caliloud on 2008-02-20 12:50:09
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I really like this color scheme. My own bedroom is painted Behr Bicycle Yellow. It's not overwhelming though because the room doesn't have a ton of natural light so it's not crazy bright. I also have a white bedspread and dark wood furniture. I use gray and yellow as accessory colors and black and white prints for art. It's great!

posted by bumblebeechicago on 2008-02-20 12:57:12
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My absolutely favorite room of all time (which doesn't exist anymore) was the front bedroom in my grandparents shore house. it was painted a really light, sunny yellow and when the summer morning sun would come in the windows it was such a great way to wake up.

posted by korijane on 2008-02-20 15:20:10
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